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Tweeter characteristics

I'm looking to (i.e., my wife is making me) replace a pair of Aura 837-D 3-way floorstanders that feature a dipole ribbon tweeter. Of course, I'm using this opportunity to upgrade. My two top contenders are the Vienna Acoustics Bach Grand and the Audio Physic Yara.

I had an opportunity to listen to the Bachs this weekend, and I thought perhaps the silk dome tweeter provided a "mushiness" on the high end. (I plan on a home audition to see if that was just a function of the audio shop's setup.) I have not had an opportunity to listen to the Yaras yet, with their fabric dome tweeter.

This brings up a couple of questions: is this "mushiness" on the Bachs a characteristic of the silk dome tweeter? Could I look to get something closer to the precision of the ribbon from the fabric dome of the Yaras?

I'm using for music and home theater, with an H/K AVR125, Denon DVD2200 and LAT Renaissance speaker cable. Thanks for any thoughts.
murz

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Thanks for the thoughts.

I'm being "encouraged" to change speakers due to aesthetics only. I'm actually pretty pleased with the sound of the current setup, but they're turning out to be a bit too big for the room. :)

I do actually value midrange sound over other characteristics; however, the highs on the Bach really jumped out at me. I was auditioning using an acoustic jazz CD, and it was the sound of the piano that was striking me in particular.

Sogood51: Thanks for the clarification on the ribbon/Linaeum issue - I didn't know there was a difference! (It just looked like a ribbon to me.)

My next step will be to get the Bachs in-home to give them a go. I'm certainly not knocking the speaker - imaging and soundstage were phenomenal. It was simply that difference in the highs that caught me off-guard.
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